Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD Practice test 2024 Q & A

Electrolysis IBEC+Laser STATE BOARD Practice test 2024 Q & A Laser stands for what? - Answer ️️ -Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation What is the distance measured in nanometers between two peaks or two troughs known as? - Answer ️️ -Wavelength Light of only one color & one specific wavelength is known as? - Answer ️️ -Monochromatic Refraction is also known as what? - Answer ️️ -Transmission The process where by a newly created photon of light (generated through amplification) acquires energy equal to the photons that created it is known as? - Answer ️️ -Stimulated Emission The states of equilibrium or middle state of light - Answer ️️ -Metastable State Who theorized stimulated emission? - Answer ️️ -Albert Einstein The part of the laser that contains the active medium is called? - Answer ️️ -Resinator cavity What are the states of light in stimulated emission? - Answer ️️ -Ground State Excited State Singlet State Metastable State Alexandrite laer is in the visible light spectrum at what wavelength? - Answer ️️ -755 nm The Nd:YAG laser falls in the invisible light spectrum with a wavelength of what? - Answer ️️ -1064 nm What type of wave is used in laser hair removal? - Answer ️️ -Pulsed wave A chromophore is also know at what? - Answer ️️ -Target The chromophore absorbs what? - Answer ️️ -Energy Goggles worn by the patient and practitioner must be approved by which group? - Answer ️️ - ANSI (American National Standard Institute) for Class 3B and Class 4 Lasers Each laser wavelength is what to its machine? - Answer ️️ -Specific What are the parameters when doing laser hair removal? - Answer ️️ -Wavelength Spot Size Fluence Pulse Width Pulsed lasers allow for selective heating of specific targets, this is also known as? - Answer ️️ - Selective Photothermolysis The rate/amount of energy delivered within a given area is known as? - Answer ️️ -Fluence An increase in fluence equals an increase in what? - Answer ️️ -Heat. Resulting in more damage The length of time the light/energy is in contact with the target that is measured in milliseconds (ms): - Answer ️️ -Pulse width/Pulse duration If the time of pulse duration is changed from milliseconds to nanoseconds the laser is what? - Answer ️️ -Q Switched A Q switched laser is used for what? - Answer ️️ -Tattoo removal Which skin types can tolerate an Alex laser? - Answer ️️ -1-4 Which skin types can tolerate a Nd:YAG laser? - Answer ️️ -All skin types Which skin type should only have electrolysis and no laser? - Answer ️️ -Type 1 If the pulse width is greater than the thermal relaxation time it results in? - Answer ️️ -A burn If the pulse width is less than or equal to the thermal relaxation time it results in? - Answer ️️ - Perfect hair removal Larger structures have __________ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - Answer ️️ -Longer Smaller structures have _______ thermal relaxation times (TRT) - Answer ️️ -Shorter What kind of pulse widths protect the epidermis, penetrate deeper and cool more slowly? - Answer ️️ -Long Longer pulse widths are for what skin type? - Answer ️️ -4-6 What kind of pulse widths are more aggressive and heat up and cool down quickly? - Answer ️️ -Short Shorter pulse widths are for what skin type? - Answer ️️ -1-3 What percentage of follicles are damaged with each laser treatment? - Answer ️️ -15% What is a long-term stable reduction of the growing hairs after a treatment regime? - Answer ️️ -Laser Hair Removal (LH